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darbycmcd -> RE: HQ Buildup in 1.08 (12/9/2014 10:44:59 PM)
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Well, I guess I am the no-skill 10 year old who was playing Oshawott so I guess I should respond. Basically, the root problem for me, and I suspect some other players, is that HQBU is very unhistorical, in that it does not in its present incarnation model anything like offensive supply preparation on the east front. What this leads to is very unhistorical capabilities for the attacking side. What Pelton and others advocate is completely correct, the defending player should adapt to the game situation and employ counter-measures, in this case more running. But for me, I don't want to play an Eastern Front themed sandbox game, I like a more historical simulation. I want each side to have realistic capabilities so we can play around with meaningful alternatives. I think at some point in the game evolution, that has been lost to the very vocal group that just wants a good game. It isn't wrong, but I think you can see that there is very little of the historical crowd hanging out here. For example, when there was a discussion about how HQBU was going to be changed, how many times did anyone talk about historical capabilities at all? I don't remember a single time. So we end up with 25 hexes, or 250 miles, no matter the weather or conditions.... is that realistic? We don't know. Is it realistic that divisions should be able to move MORE when they have participated in stockpile operations? well we never talked about what actual units do when they do whatever HGQBU is supposed to be. The only discussion is what makes the game 'balanced' but that generally means how to make sure germany can knock the SU out of the war, and that of course is a problem because the WAR WAS NOT BALANCED.
So for me, it just becomes sort of not worth playing. I think for a guy like Pelton, who has a certain approach, the game is great when he gets to find new and exciting ways of using game mechanics to do what he always does, in this his limited understanding of military operations is not a factor, and he doesn't care (or in fact care to learn). But one of the things I have liked about Matrix games usually is that this type of gamer is in the minority, at least until now.
By the way, if the posting style that Pelton demonstrated is allowed to continue, I will stop frequenting these boards, which will probably result in fewer purchases from me (just a few, but still...). I have seen other game forums and it can get very ugly if that childish behavior is allowed to persist.
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